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ARRL has taken a minor exception to the wording of a
September 24 FCC Enforcement Advisory
pertaining to the importation, marketing and sale of VHF
and UHF transceivers and is in discussion with FCC personnel to resolve the
matter. The Enforcement Advisory was in response to the importation into the
US of certain radio products that are not FCC certified for use in any radio
service, but identified as Amateur Radio equipment. 1

FCC Enforcement Advisory Concerning Two-Way VHF&sol;UHF Radios

On September 24, 2018, the Federal Communications Commisssion (FCC) published
Enforcement Advisory No. 2018-03
(the Advisory)—titled Two-way VHF/UHF radios may not be imported,
advertised, or sold in the United States unless they comply with the
Commission’s rules—in response to “an increase in the manufacturing,
importation, advertising, and sale of two-way VHF/UHF radios that are
not authorized in accordance with the Commission’s rules.” 1
The Advisory has been published in
PDF,
DOC, and
plain text formats.

One item of note in the Advisory is an
Amateur Radio Exception
which appears to disallow the use of uncertified devices by Amateur
Radio Service (ARS) licensees.

New Part 95 Rules Published in the Federal Register

Reorganized and updated FCC Personal Radio Services (PRS) Part 95 rules
have been
published
in The Federal Register.
…
Effective September 30, 2019, it will be illegal to manufacture or import
handheld portable radio equipment capable of operating under FRS rules and
under other licensed or licensed-by-rule services. 1